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J. W. M0HENRY. WEIGHT LIFTING ATTACHMENT.

PatentedPeb. 9, 1892.

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W/ TNE SSE S A TTORNEYS o4, wAsumm-uu a c STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WEIGHT-LIFTING ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 468,681, datedFebruary 9, 1892. Application filed June 3, 1891. $erial No. 394,925.(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W. MCHENRY, of Aspen, in the county of Pitkinand State of Colorado, have invented a new and Improved Weight-LiftingAt.achment for Wagons, of which the following is a specification,reference being bad to the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, inwhich- Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of a wagon withmy improvement applied. Fig.2 is a front end elevation of thewagon-body; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a portion of thewagon-body, showinga modified form of my improvement.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effectiveattachment to be applied to express and delivery wagons for lifting anddropping the weight attached to the halter and reins for the purpose oftemporarily holding the horse.

My invention consists in the combination, with a wagon-body andrunning-gear, of a conical frame attached to the axle by means of theking-bolt for receiving and holding the weight when drawn up; also, anangled lever fulcrumed on the wagon-body and connected by a cord withthe halter or rein-holding weight and a releasing-lever pivoted to thewagon-bod y and adapted to retain the weigh tholding lever, all as willbe hereinafter more fully described.

To the axle A is attached a conical or pyramidal frame B by means of theking-bolt a. The frame B is preferably made of iron, and in the upperpart thereof is journaled a sheave b.

To the bottom of the wagon-body Cis fulcrnmed an angled lever D, the arm0 of which extends rearwardly and is bent downward to receive one end ofthe cord cl, the other end of which passes over the sheave b and isattached to the weight E. The other arm e of the lever D extends forwardat the side of the lever and is bent upward and provided with an offsetend f.

To the front of the wagon-body C is attached a rock-shaft F, having atits inner end an upwardly-projectingforked arm G for receiving the reinsand at its outer end an arm H, terconnected with its lower minating in acatch g, which engages the odset end f of the arm 6 of the lever 11).The weight E is provided with an eye h for receiv ing the halter orreins, which pass through a suitable guide attached to the wagon-body.When it is desired to release the Weight, the driver moves forward theforked arm G, thus lifting the catch gand liberating the lever D, whenthe weight E falls to the ground-and the lever D takes the positionshown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. A spring t', Wound around therock-shaft F, bears against the front of the wagon-body and holds therock-shaft in its normalposition. If desired, the reins may be insertedin the fork of the arm G in such a way that should the horse moveforward he will, by-pulling the reins, cause the arm G to tiltsufficiently to lift the catch g and release the lever D in the manneralready described.

Where there is an objection to placing the longer arm of the lever D inthe side of the wagon-body, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a slot is cut inthe bottom of the wagon-body and the longer arm of the lever D isextended forward Within the wagon-body and is held by a forkedcatch-lever G, as shown in Fig. 3. The action in this case is the sameas that already described. When the lever G is moved forward, the leverD is released and the weight E is dropped.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-- 1. The combination, with a vertically-swinging leverhaving a vertically-movable weight end, of a rein-operated catch-leverhaving a catch engaging the upper or forward end of the first-namedlever and provided with an upward-projecting reinholder, whereby whenthe reins are placed in the holder and the animal moves forward theweightwill be released, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a vehicle and a frame suspended from the axlethereof and provided with a sheave, of an angle-lever fulcrumed on thebottom of the vehicle-body, a weight, a cord secured to the weight,passed over the sheave of the frame, and connected to one member of theangle-lever, and a pivoted catch-1ever having a forked end and en-Weight E, and the rock-shaft F, provided with gaging one member of theangle-lever, subthe forked arm G and catch g, engaging the tostan'tially as herein shown and described. endfof the lever D,substantially as specified.

3. In a weight-lifting attachment for vehicles, the combination of theconical frame J AS. W. MOI-IENRY.

B, attached to the axle and provided with the Witnesses:

sheave 'b, the lever D, having offset end f, EDGAR STALLARD,

the cord d, attached to the lever and t0 the JAMES RONEY.

